TIONAL FOOT TORONTO 2, HOUSTON 13 BALL LEAGUE New Yrk 1 Philadeltia 2 DENVER xx, CLEVELAND 11, Mets at iani Boston 7 COLORADO, inc. BALTIMORE 5, Milwaukee 4,r XAJOR LEAGUE Seattle 4 ST. LOUIS 3 BASEBALL Oakland 8, Atlanta at Detroit 3, TAMPA BAY 3 SAN DIEGO, inc. CHICAGO 2 CI INNATI 7, Floida 4 Tracking 'M' teams Check out the Michigan volleyball team this weekend in the Carolina Classic. The Wolverines take on South Carolina on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by Virginia and ConnectiCut on Saturday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tueday 1 5 September 14, 1999 Michigan-Syracuse ' whole dfifirentx ballame t an '98 hings weren't supposed to be this way. It was the. opening game of a newly-expanded Michigan Stadium. Over 11 1,000 strong were there to see defending national champions, the Michigan olverines. But one man changed the focus of that afternoon, as ittle over a year ago. Clad in an orange helmet with natching pads, Donovan McNabb =====__=____ tole the Wolverines' show, chang- ng the thought process of the ** ichigan crowd in the process. Berka Going into the game, the crowd; as thinking "What's with that yel- ow halo? It sucks." Three-and-a-y Alf hours later, after McNabb and yracuse Orangemen had sliced nd diced the Wolverines into aper-thin pieces, the people were hinking "Why the #$%! can't we TEESUG This Saturday, the Wolverines get OFF chance at redemption. While. yracuse still has the same ugly orange helmets and od-awful matching pants - it ain't the 70's anymoreh ellas - there are very few similarities between this ame and last year's 38-28 debacle. rst of all, the game will be in Syracuse, so there 't be any halo to worry about. But a trip to ther rrier Dome makes one crave the obnoxious yellow1 ing of Michigan Stadium. Why's that you ask? Well, the Carrier Dome is an ndoor football facility, hence the name Carrier Dome. Wile weather in western New York leaves much to be xesred - Syracuse gets more snowfall than any erican city with more than 200,000 people - foot- all is not supposed to be played indoors. Football is an outdoor game on natural grass. And ith the game being played on Sept. 18, the weather 41d still be decent, even in western New York. But we shouldn't rip on the Carrier Dome too much. t is a focal point of Syracuse's campus life. During a ypical Syracuse campus tour, prospective students d over half of the time in the Dome.1 So I figure the Dome must be an important part of> h campus, since they decided to skip the academic uldings in lieu of spending time in the Dome. Thatt hould be respected.r Another difference in this year's matchup is the lack f cNabb. Defensive coordinator Jim Hermann must Tate Schanskil and the Michigan tvo Im I See BERKA, Page 16 deafening crowd noise that they wil f $ophomore Matthews leads By Chris Grandstaff 0 Daily Sports Writer ikeable? Definitely. Maturity? know it's in the back of everyone's out and play. I jus Beyond his years. One hell of a mind." a cut-down se golf game? Without a doubt. But Matthews, who has been going putter and let him Look out Sergio Garcia, there's a to Michigan football games with his got older, and h ev kid in town. family since a very young age, started playing, g Okay so maybe that's going a lit- almost didn't end up at Michigan. our family get ta letoo far too soon, but 19-year-old Matthews was being recruited by a has really become tchigan sophomore Andy number of schools, including Notre tant part of o 4tthews has a very bright future Dame. The Irish, said Dan Pupel, because when we head of him. Matthews' high school coach, had the course we're a "Matthews, who was named Big accepted Matthews on a Thursday We still take a h e freshman of the year last season, during his senior year, and told him vacations." be a key member of this season's that they were trying to get him a But when An 's golf team - a group of scholarship. But Notre Dame's poor school, golf becam flverines that have a very promis- time management cost the Irish one than just a failN n future ahead of them. star-to-be. The very next day the ence. It became a 'Led by Matthews and senior cap- Michigan coaching staff was knock- could excel Ma sib Michael Harris (the individual ing at the door of the Matthews' year All-conferenc I Ten Tournament co-champion household and the rest is history. tion at forest I i a season) this season's group of Matthews' golfing career has School in GrandR dlverine swingers should make a been a long time in the making. He conference tourna trbng run at dethroning defending first learned the game of golf from was named to th i Ten champion Northwestern. his father, Jerry, who is also a Team his senior ye "We're going to have an awesome University alum, almost 15 years "Andy's probab this year," Matthews said. "We ago. I've ever coached 't lose anyone from last year. "I got him started on golf when coached guys thatt wding into this season we should be he was about five years old," the Super Team, odking at a Big Ten championship. elder Matthews said. "I used to bring who have made haven't talked about it yet, but I him along with me when I would go I would have ts READ 'TEEING OFF' TO FIND OUT WHAT T.J HAD FOR LUNCH. Blue to prepare for dome noise ' By Any Ltaacl Daily Sports Editor For the next few days, residents of South State Street might have trouble finding some peace and quiet. Some may awake from afternoon naps to hear loud music blaring. Others will have to turn up their televisions to drown out the noise. But the nuisance will not come from an inconsiderate next door neighbor. Rather, it will be the Michigan football team, preparing for what may be the noisiest environment any of its players have ever encountered. The Wolverines travel to Syracuse on Saturday, and will face the Orangemen in the Carrier Dome, one of the loudest stadiums in the country. Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, in an effort to prepare the Wolverines for the elevated decibel levels, will use gigantic speakers to provide simulated crowd noise during Michigan's practices this week. Carr doesn't want his team to be affected by the raucous Carrier Dome crowd, especially in a game he sees coming down to the wire. "Chances are, this game is going into the fourth quarter," Carr said.."And you know that, if you are trying to win on the So Carr is going to make his team deal with the crowd all week. He'll make them practice their communication with his giant-sized speakers blaring away on the sidelines. Many of the Wolverines might not realize how loud a domed stadium can get. In the past three seasons, the only indoor games Michigan has played have been at Minnesota. And, while last year's 15- 10 Michigan win was a little too close for comfort, the Metrodome fans don't always show up in full force to support their Gophers. The Carrier Dome is a different story. Senior quarterback Tom Brady, who was a redshirt freshman in Michigan's last dome loss - a 22-20 defeat by Texas A&M in the 1995 Alamo Bowl - knows the crowd gives the Orangemen a dis- tinct advantage. "Certainly, the dome is very tough for an offensive team' Brady said. "I remember when we were in the Alamo Dome, I've never been in a place as loud as that. And I've heard that the Carrier Dome is louder." In addition to playing indoors, the game's 8 p.m. EDT kickoff is also unfamiliar to the players. Carr says that the Wolverines won't prepare any different- ly for the night game, but will alter their game-day schedule slightly. "We'll go to bed a little bit later and get up a little bit later" Carr said. LOUIs BROWN/Daily The same probably holds true this week for those living on pare for the State Street. Hoops iks first recruit for 2000-01 _ , it in ur iy rSpobably theO Sy a - Dan Pupel Matthews' high school coach was always so mature and was tays loing things for the team. I i ciber he used to make motiva- ionil tapes for the car when we went o Iave matches out of town. He wantcd to get everybody pumped ;.p le should have won Mr. Golf for the state of Michigan his senior year, hat probably didn't because he was fros Grand Rapids and the guy that won was from the Detroit area, here most of the voting media is Matthews hasn't always been so srfotunate though. In fact when atihews arrived at Michigan last See MATTHEWS, Page 20 rf Sept. 11- Dec. 12, 1999 fo our classes 1271 CCRB de Alter. Fitness a sI Yoga vs Special Shatsu Massage ciep Tai Chi Chuan _s Taa Kwon do Dance Daonce Aerobics V1 i p FHop an Bllroom Dance Uots Swing Dance Self-Defense ___ $5** Lifetin e Fitness more if ormation From staff reports Michigan basketball coach Brian Ellerbe kicked off his 2000 recruit- ing class by gaining a verbal from 6-6 wing forward Bernard Robinson from Washington, D.C. The Wolverine reported that Robinson committed to Ellerbe early this week, making him the first member of next year's class.' Robinson averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists per game his junior season. Michigan beat out Temple, Syracuse and New Mexico for Robinson's services. Robinson's commitment will give the Wolverines even more depth at wing forward. 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